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# monopoly

noun (a monopoly, monopolies); proper noun (Monopoly — a board game)

«monopoly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Complete control of a product or service by one company or person, so that nobody else sells it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#m1)
2. (Monopoly) A board game where players buy streets and houses with toy money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#m2)
3. (a monopoly on) Having something all to yourself: «You don't have a monopoly on the swing!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: families play Monopoly, which teaches counting money, adding and paying rent. In economics: a monopoly means no competition, so prices can be high. Phrases: «a monopoly on/of», «play Monopoly», «Monopoly money».

### Examples

- We played Monopoly all afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#x1)
- I landed on my brother's hotel and had to pay rent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#x2)
- One company had a monopoly on the town's water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#x3)
- Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#x4)
- Monopoly money is not real money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#x5)
- A monopoly can make prices go up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/#x6)

### Note

Plural: monopolies (y → ies). The game's name is a brand, written with a capital M. Stress: mo-NOP-o-ly. Verb: monopolise / monopolize (to keep something all to yourself).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «monopoly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monopoly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«monopoly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/monopoly.html) on Mova free.